Azerbaijan vs Netherlands: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Azerbaijan
8.99 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Netherlands
8.15 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
115th
Netherlands rank
118th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Azerbaijan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 8.99 kilograms per hectare against 8.15 kilograms per hectare in Netherlands, a difference of 0.84 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Netherlands ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 115th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 201 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 kilograms per hectare | 50.14 kilograms per hectare | 45.14 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.05 kilograms per hectare | 31.86 kilograms per hectare | 30.81 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 5.03 kilograms per hectare | 12.58 kilograms per hectare | 7.54 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 11.17 kilograms per hectare | 10.16 kilograms per hectare | 1.01 kilograms per hectare | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Azerbaijan or Netherlands?
- Azerbaijan, at 8.99 kilograms per hectare against 8.15 kilograms per hectare in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Azerbaijan and Netherlands?
- 0.84 kilograms per hectare, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Netherlands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and Netherlands rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Azerbaijan ranks 115th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.